PennDOT closed a portion of Arona Road between Route 30 and Wendel Road in North Huntingdon because of a water main break Tuesday afternoon.

Fire crews from Strawpump VFD arrived to find the road flooded near the Route 30 side.

“Our foreman said the open ditch where the gas company had a plate was where the water welled up, so it didn’t actually cause a collapse of the road,” Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County spokesperson Matt Junker said. “There was an open hole there. Our MAWC crews were out of there by 3:30 p.m.,, but the gas company is going back in and fixing their ditch line.”

First responders checked area businesses for flooding but none was reported, fire officials said.

PennDOT crews responded to the scene, according to North Huntingdon police.

Westmoreland 911 officials said the road remained closed as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.

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